Dr. Phil deletes drunk sex question tweet

TV self-help guru Dr. Phil McGraw has deleted an ill-advised tweet in which he asked followers about their views on sex with drunk girls.

The TV personality came under fire for asking his fans “If a girl is drunk, is it OK to have sex with her? Reply yes or no to @drphil #teensaccused.” He quickly removed the Twitter.com post, but not before media outlets had spotted it and the backlash.

A representative for McGraw tells USA Today, “It was intended to evoke discussion leading into a very serious show topic… It was a poll question, not a statement or a joke. It was not a personal post, and Dr. Phil deleted it the second he saw it.

“It was clearly ill-advised. We sincerely apologize that it suggested anything other than what was intended, data gathering. As you can imagine, Dr. Phil is very upset that this happened.”